Collection Overview

Biography / History

Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1881-1941) was born in Perryville, Kentucky and raised in Springfield. She enrolled at the State College of Kentucky (now the University of Kentucky) but her chronic respiratory illnesses lead to her withdrawal before the end of her first semester. Roberts worked as an elementary school teacher in Springfield, Kentucky, until her relocation to Colorado in 1910. It was here Roberts published her first volume of poetry. In 1916, she was accepted to the State College of Kentucky but never enrolled, instead choosing to study writing at University of Chicago. Roberts published verse in both
Poetry and
Atlantic Monthly after graduation. In 1926, her poetry collection
The Time of Man was published to international acclaim. Roberts would go on to publish seven more collections and novels before her declining health caused her to lapse into a coma in 1937. She died at her Orlando, Florida, home in 1941 and was buried in Springfield, Kentucky.

Scope and Content

The collection contains a typescript manuscript of
Under the Tree by Elizabeth Madox Roberts. The typescript is inscribed on the title page with the message,
A manuscript made for Lucia Clark Markham. The typescript includes a Christmas card and a torn clipping about the publication of
Under the Tree.

Restrictions on Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access

Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Use Restrictions

The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.

Researchers are required to have an SCRC Researcher Account in order to request or order digital copies of materials. Research Account set-up and use instructions can be found at: http://libguides.uky.edu/SCRCaccount

If you are visiting the Breckinridge Research Room, please request materials at least 48 business hours in advance of your arrival.

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Researchers are required to have an SCRC Researcher Account in order to request or order digital copies of materials. Research Account set-up and use instructions can be found at: http://libguides.uky.edu/SCRCaccount

If you are visiting the Breckinridge Research Room, please request materials at least 48 business hours in advance of your arrival.